- Hyundai shares the primary teaser photographs of its upcoming flagship electrical SUV.
- Its title has been modified from Ioniq 7 to Ioniq 9 presumably hinting {that a} smaller mannequin is within the works.
- The Hyundai Ioniq 9 might be revealed in November after extra teaser photographs are launched.
Hyundai has modified the title of its upcoming flagship electrical SUV from Ioniq 7 to Ioniq 9. This was revealed together with the primary teaser photographs previewing the brand new mannequin. They present a car whose facet profile is similar to the 2021 Hyundai Seven idea, nevertheless it loses the examine’s rear-hinged rear doorways and probably its huge glass tailgate too.
The manufacturing Ioniq 9 could have typical B- and C-pillars, so it appears unlikely to retain the idea’s frameless facet home windows. It can have a swept-back aerodynamic design, which Hyundai calls the “Aerosthetic Silhouette,” combining “distinctive aerodynamic efficiency and an aesthetic attraction. Its type is impressed by a ship, which is characterised by their modern exteriors and spacious, cozy interiors.”
The manufacturing mannequin’s flanks aren’t as large or muscular because the idea’s. That is particularly seen across the rear wheel properly, the place the facet of the car is way flatter. The transition from the examine to the manufacturing mannequin will mirror Kia’s transformation of the Idea EV9 into the present EV9 SUV, which additionally featured protruding flanks as an idea and considerably flattened sides within the manufacturing mannequin.
Beneath the Ioniq 9’s physique sits a stretched model of the E-GMP platform, which Hyundai says provides the car the longest wheelbase in its class. The producer says it’s lengthy sufficient to supply ample room for all three rows of seats and guarantees this mannequin is “redefining what it means for an EV to be spacious and comfy.”
One of many new teaser pictures confirmed a part of the entrance mild cluster, which can characteristic the pixel design that Hyundai makes use of for all its EVs. Similar to the idea, it can have a full-width mild bar within the entrance and possibly one within the rear too. The facet profile teaser shot reveals that whereas the entrance lighting design will keep true to the idea, for the rear, lights will even be vertically positioned on the again of the D-pillars as a substitute of simply in a horizontal bar like on the idea.
We don’t know what batteries Hyundai intends to place within the Ioniq 9, however the similar-size Kia EV9 constructed on the identical platform comes with 76.1 kilowatt-hours or 99.8 kWh. The longest-range EV9 variant, with the massive battery and a single motor driving the rear wheels, can journey as much as 304 miles, in keeping with the EPA. We count on the Ioniq 9 to additionally supply round 300 miles earlier than it wants a recharge.
The Hyundai Seven idea had a 126-inch wheelbase, which is longer than the EV9’s 122-inch wheelbase. If the dimensions distinction stays for manufacturing, Hyundai might equip the Ioniq 9 with a bigger battery pack than within the EV9, providing extra vary—possibly as much as 350 miles EPA—however that is simply hypothesis in the intervening time.
Hyundai could also be growing a brand new mannequin, seemingly a crossover, with the purpose of positioning it between the Ioniq 5 and the Ioniq 9. The producer hasn’t talked about such a mannequin but, however the choice could have been taken after the Idea Seven was unveiled in 2021.
Hyundai intends to disclose the Ioniq 9 in November on the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Present and extra units of teasers will precede the disclosing.
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